Dog Rescued After 3 Weeks at Sea

Published By James On Saturday, April 2nd 2011. Under Animal Videos, Japan  Tags: , , ,   
Dog Rescued After 3 Weeks at Sea
The Japanese coast guard rescued a dog that was found on debris floating off the shore of the tsunami-wrecked city of Kesennuma. Judging from the dog’s situation, it is very possible that it had been trapped at sea since the March 11th tsunami: The Japanese coast guard on Friday rescued a dog floating in the [...]

Japanese Media Coverage of American Military Relief Efforts (Operation Tomodachi)

Published By James On Saturday, April 2nd 2011. Under Japan  Tags: , , ,   
Japanese Media Coverage of American Military Relief Efforts (Operation Tomodachi)
The Japanese media has not been ignoring the relief work that thousands of American military personnel have been performing since the March 11th earthquake and tsunami. I’ve seen reports about it on every major Japanese TV network. Here is a summary of the most positive TV report I’ve seen so far. It features Fuji [...]

“Blue Flashing Light Seen Over Japan’s Nuclear Plant”

Published By James On Saturday, April 2nd 2011. Under Japan  Tags: ,   
“Blue Flashing Light Seen Over Japan’s Nuclear Plant”
America’s Fox News Channel runs an alarming report with the headline “BLUE FLASHING LIGHT SEEN OVER JAPAN’S NUCLEAR PLANT”: The news anchor says that the flash of light could be bad news for workers who are trying to prevent a nuclear meltdown. In fact, nobody has seen any flashing lights. It is speculation on what may [...]

Park Jin-young and Wonder Girls to Participate in Jackie Chan’s Charity Event (2011/04/01)

Published By HanCinema Daily News and Updates On Friday, April 1st 2011. Under China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea  Tags: , , , , ,   
Park Jin-young and Wonder Girls to Participate in Jackie Chan’s Charity Event (2011/04/01)
Wonder Girls Park Jin-young and the Wonder Girls will participate in a charity concert prepared by Jackie Chan, and all the profits from the concert will be donated to help earthquake victims in Japan. Park Jin-young and the Wonder Girl...

U.S. Marines Clean Up Tsunami-hit Schools

Published By James On Friday, April 1st 2011. Under Japan  Tags: ,   
U.S. Marines Clean Up Tsunami-hit Schools
Just found this news video on Japan’s TBS YouTube channel. It shows American marines mopping clean a junior high school in Ishinomaki, a city in Miyagi prefecture that suffered significant damage from the March 11th tsunami: The tsunami washed a lot of dirt and debris into the school building, but did not wreck the structure. [...]

Emperor & Empress Visit Disaster Victims

Published By James On Friday, April 1st 2011. Under Japan  Tags: ,   
Emperor & Empress Visit Disaster Victims
A video news report of Japan’s emperor and empress visiting a shelter and talking with victims of the March 11th earthquake and tsunami: “Are the children alright? I’m sure they will be delighted to see each other when school restarts (in April),” Emperor Akihito said to Kenji Ukido, 34, a teacher at a school for disabled [...]

Japanese Cartoon Explains Nuclear Crisis To Kids

Published By aznwave On Tuesday, March 29th 2011. Under Japan, Weird News  Tags:   
Japanese Cartoon Explains Nuclear Crisis To Kids
Japanese artist Hachiya Kazuhiko has released a cartoon video designed to explain Japan’s nuclear crisis to young children. The nuclear crisis in Japan is a very complicated situation that even some adults are having difficulty grasping. As ...

SMAP have personally donated more than 400 million yen

Published By aznwave On Tuesday, March 29th 2011. Under Japan  Tags: , , ,   
SMAP have personally donated more than 400 million yen
The Daily Sports Online has reported Johnny’s group SMAP have made personal donations of more than 400 million yen to help victims of the 3/11 disaster, it was revealed on March 27.It has been reported the five did not donate as a group, but indi...

Stand With Japan

Published By James On Monday, March 28th 2011. Under Japan  Tags: ,   
Stand With Japan
A short video of a “Stand with Japan” event held at Washington DC’s Cherry Blossom Festival: More than 1,000 residents of and visitors to the Washington metropolitan area gathered among the city’s cherry trees March 24, 2011 to show support for the people of Japan in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami. The event, called [...]

RIAJ contributes 3 million yen to relief effort & Fuji TV donates more than 12 million USD

Published By aznwave On Saturday, March 26th 2011. Under Japan  Tags: , , ,   
RIAJ contributes 3 million yen to relief effort & Fuji TV donates more than 12 million USD
RIAJ contributes 3 million yen to relief effortOn March 24, The Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) announced their donation of 3 million yen (~$37,000) to the relief efforts.The association has long been active in philanthropy, holding a ch...
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